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Curiosities of the Florida Keys
After not giving it much thought, my brother and I decided that we would go back to photoshop. Doing things in the physical world costs a lot of money. If we make a mistake, that is it, as far as the page is concerned. Every time one has to start from scratch, the labor costs go up. It is for this reason that I write all my books on the computer. Writing things on paper just takes too long. In the end, one has to digitize everything. Regardless, all my latest publications are available on the printed format. If you...
Second Ahi Front Cover
This is quite the cute front cover that I made. I had originally the lineart version for a different project. I now finally got around to adding color to it. The paper is not a watercolor paper. It was just a Strathmore drawing paper. I was surprised that it did not bleed through the paper. Then again, I was adding watercolors rather lightly. It took me the entire night to complete it. As of now, we have been planning on changing up our production line. My brother is up to here with Photoshop. He thinks he cannot make a fancy...
Newest Front Cover Watercolor Painting for Ahi
This is a little number I painted last night. I did the entire thing in one sit down. I started around 9 PM and ended about 1:30 AM. Based on this, I think it took about 4 hours to complete. With watercolor painting, I already have a technique already down. I first draw the lineart and then I add the watercolors onto it. The photo shows all the main tools I used to paint this watercolor painting. I did not use too many different colors. The main colors used are those that appear warm. As for the dress of my...
Strange Frogs Photo in Key West
This is one of my latest photos featuring some weird craft frogs. Some of the things you see in the Keys are just really bizarre. As of late, I have been desiring to return to the Florida Keys. I want to photograph more storefronts and the like. I usually only limit to the front because people tend to get annoying if you go inside just to take photos. They would not mind so much if they understood a bit of internet marketing. I suppose some things cannot be helped. Most of the stores just seem to exist to look pretty....
Silly Hat Store in the Florida Keys
The Florida Keys is one of the few places I have seen were there are a lot of independent stores. There was a single street were there was like 30 different types of stores. The rest were just art stores. Everyone couple of steps there was a fellow peddling goods. This was one of the few places were I wanted to buy everything I saw. It is a good thing we live in a little bit of a budget. Even if I came into some money I would keep my purchases under control. There is no need to hoard up...